Malclom Turnbull supports 5c fuel excise cut…or not. 21 May, 2008
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Today’s cartoon comes from the talented Bill Leak of The Australian.
Well, yesterday and today, Malcolm Turnbull has had to come out in support of Brendan Nelson’s 5c Fuel Excise cut. This is not out of genuine belief for the policy, but more to save the face of the Liberal Party which has just imploded after their stunning loss in November last year. Today, they are just barely hanging together in the vacumm of John Howard’s departure.
At today’s Press Club speech, Turnbull was asked directly if he saw this as a policy that would be put to the electorate at the next election, his reply was less than convincing.
It is clear though, Brendan Nelson is a transitional leader.
